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Several Tourism pageants have appeared around the world over the past few years.  This page is a look at some of them.  Due to space limitations, only a few pictures, and mostly the results and lists of semi-finalists, are shown.  

 

Miss Tourism Intercontinental
This pageant was held only once, in 2003
2003 April 12
Kuching, Malaysia
32 entries
Results
1 South Africa  Charlene Gerber
2 Ukraine  Alina Seleznyova
3 Australia  Jessica Catherine Milton
Semi-finalists
Brazil  Francisca Monteiro
Cambodia  In Soklyda
China  Dong Meixi
India  Elitra Coelho
Philippines  Aizza Francesca Velarde Briñas
U.S.A.  Juliana Horvath-Kroi
Uzbekistan  Anna Shirokikh
 

Remainder
Belgium  Lilian van Dijk
Czech Republic  Gabriela Vejmelkova
Hong Kong  Liang Hui-Min
Hungary  Regina Tirpak
Indus (Pakistan)  Selma Ilyas
Kyrgyzstan  Nataliya Yurenkova
Lebanon  Liza Helena El-Helou
Luxembourg  Zahrah Dolstra
Macao  Yang Xi
Malaysia  Sanny Lu Poh Yee
Moldova  Gabriela Antocel
Netherlands  Joyce van der Velden
Romania  Melinda Eros
Russia  Marina Fedosova
Singapore  Kelly Toh Pei Ti
Spain  Mónica Rojo Fernández
Sri Lanka  Anushi Rukshala Warnasuriya
Thailand  Sunisa Pasuk
Tibet  Dolma Tsering
Turkey  Esrahan Sonmeler
Venezuela  Venudesa Maria Pace-Salazar
Vietnam  Chu Thi Van Anh


Ukraine (1st RU), South Africa (winner) & Australia (2nd RU)

 

Miss Tourism International (Sri Lanka edition)
This pageant was held three times (1993, 1996 & 2002) in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1993
Results
1 France  Karine Bailey
2 Sri Lanka  Geraldine D’Rozario 
3 Poland  Marzena Wolska
4 Czech Republic  Terezie Dobrovolna
5 Singapore  Rena Ramiah Devi


1996 November 15

33 entries
Results
1 Venezuela  Gladys Katerina Ivanoff Peña
2 Paraguay  Nathalie Gamarra
3 Russia  Katerina Shidlovskaya
Among the semi-finalists
Brazil  Ângela Weirich


1996

2002 October 4
40 entries
Results
1 Ukraine  Oleksandra Nikolayenko (SF World 02; Universe 04)
2 Estonia  Inna Roos
3 Russia  Anna Salamatina
4 Poland  Kamila Rastenska
5 Bulgaria  Boiana Dimitrova
Semi-finalists
Belgium  Sabine Favresse
Germany  Sandra Herbst
Lebanon  Edwina Mallo
Sri Lanka  Jenita Anoja Miriam De Mel
Yugoslavia  Tijana Stajic


2002
Russia (2nd RU), Ukraine (winner) & Estonia (1st RU)

 

Miss Tourism Metropolitan International
This pageant is under the same organization as Miss Tourism International and Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International.
2007 December 31
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
40 entries

Results
1
Romania  Sorina Neascu
2
Venezuela  Karen Blanco
3
Finland  Essi Pöysti
4
Thailand  Watcharawan Suntarintu
5
Philippines  Anna Marie Morelos

Semi-finalists
Argentina  Giselle Fuentes Lajud
Japan  Atemi Fukumura
Malaysia  Joanne Chan
Paraguay  Solemi Jorgge
Russia  Tatiana Semiletova

Awards
Miss Friendship  Malaysia
Miss Photogenic  Thailand
Best National Costume  Mongolia
Remainder
Armenia  Viktoriya Miksakyan
Australia  Kathleen Francis
Bosnia & Herzegovina  Sonja Pecenica
Brazil  Poliana Pederiva
Czech Republic  Renata Langmannova (Universe 06)
France  Krystel Norden
Georgia  Teona Charkviani
Germany  Claudia Reibeholz
Greece  Foteini Tsimbou
India  Iris Maity
Italy  Deborah Mifsud
Kazakhstan  Chinara Nurseitova
Latvia  Anita Baltruna
Macedonia  Suzana Al-Salkini
Malta  Ilarya Soraya Grech
Mexico  Magda Luz Oropeza de Paz
Mongolia  Gerelchuluun Baatarchuluun (International 07)
New Zealand  Carena Maree West
Norway  Linn Soreng Andersen
Panama  Viviana Michelle Atencio Camargo
Poland  Anna Padée
Serbia  Marija Lazarevic
Singapore  Agnes Teo
Spain  Natalia Lidia Tadeo Rodríguez
Sweden  Mathilda Lindgren
Taiwan  Evonne Chen
Tunisia  Oumayma Taleb
Turkey  Ece Betul Filix
Ukraine  Nadiya Gamaliy
Uruguay  Mariana Iriarte


2007
Thailand (3rd RU), Venezuela (1st RU), Romania (winner), Finland (2nd RU) & Philippines (4th RU)
 

 

Miss Tourism Pageant
This pageant has been held twice in Malaysia.
2005 July 23
31 entries
Results
1 India  Sonal Singh
2 Russia  Nataliya Pervova
3 Lebanon  Sandra Raymond El-Sayegh
Semi-finalists
Australia  Claudine Olivia Gibson
China  Wang Xiao Chen
Kenya  Rachel Mbuki Marete
Latvia  Kristina Djadenko
Singapore  Foo Choon Lian
Thailand  Irin Suvatsuphakun
Ukraine  Maryna Gorobets
Among the remainder
Brazil  Caroline Michel
Ethiopia  Dina Fekadu Mosissa (International 05,  Universe & Earth 06)
Hong Kong  Li Ling
Indonesia  Rizka Maqfira Djufr
Malaysia  Goey Yuthing
Pakistan  Uzma Ilyas
Philippines  Shienneth Garcia Navarro
South Africa  Jessica Martha Paulssen
U.S.A.  Anna Christine Ward
Venezuela  Johanna Sabrina
Withdrew
Tibet  Tashi Yangchen (after protests by China)


2005
Lebanon (2nd RU), India (winner) & Russia (1st RU)
2007 December 7
29 entries
Results
1 India  Priyanka Shah
2 Venezuela  Andrea Vidal
3 Australia  Lauryn Maree Eagle
4 Korea  Jeong Yea-bin
5 Mexico  Larisse Nahari Izaguirre
Díaz
Semi-finalists
Brazil 
Aline Bernardo Avancini
Colombia 
Claudia Milena Molina Torres
Hong Kong 
Liu Yi-Yi
Malaysia 
Penelope Ling Kieng Wee
U.S.A. 
Tiffany Marie Yanke
Remainder
Azerbaijan  Olga Spirina
Belarus  Veronika Shytsikaya
Botswana  Mphoentle Motsumi
Bulgaria
Chinese Taipei
England
Hungary
Indonesia
 Devinca Anya Sanya
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Macau
  Zhao Xiao Ying
Macedonia
Mongolia
Pakistan
  Nida Kahn
Philippines
Puerto Rico
  Rosie Arleen Carmona Rodríguez
Russia
Serbia
Singapore
  Lim Kim Suan
Tunisia
Ukraine
Vietnam

Withdrew
Tibet (Chinese had demanded that she wear a Miss Tibet China sash)

2007
Australia (2nd RU), India (winner) & Venezuela (1st RU)

 

Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International
This replaced the Malaysian edition of the Queen of the Year pageant, last held in 2000.


2004
Russia (3rd RU), Singapore (1st RU) Armenia (winner), Macedonia (2nd RU) & Estonia (4th RU)

2004 October 29
Changsha, China
31 entries
Results
1 Armenia  Anush Grigorian
2 Singapore  Colleen Francisca Pereira
3 Macedonia  Ana Gerasimovska
4 Russia  Yeketarina Filimonova
5 Estonia  Liis Lass
Semi-finalists
China  Xu Qiang
Czech Republic  Jana Harackova
India  Amanpreet Kaur Wahi
Malaysia  Jacqueline How
Spain  Natalia Lidia Tadeo Rodríguez

2005 November 6
Wuhan, China
41 entries
Results
1 Taiwan  Shen Chia-Hui
2 Kazakhstan  Almagul Sagnayeva
3 Czech Republic  Edita Hortova
4 Paraguay  Karina Rebeca Buttner Naumann
5 Lithuania  Ruta Bartkeviciute
Semi-finalists
China  Chen Yangyang
Greece  Vasiliki Patrikarea
Korea  Hye-jin Joo
Malaysia  Michelle Lim Bee Ying
Philippines  Abigail Lesley Grivas Cruz
Puerto Rico  Sheila Rodríguez Figueroa
Venezuela  Mireille Carolina  Pérez Segovia

2006 December 30
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
37 entries
Results
1 Thailand  Ampika Chuanpreecha
2 Taiwan  Huang Cheng-Chieh
3 Canada  Tereza Schmied
4 Czech Republic   Jana Dolezelova
5 Kazakhstan  Zhanar Smagulova

 

Miss Tourism World
This began in 1991 and has been held in various locations around the world.

1991
Oranjestad, Aruba
1 Gioconda Cafin Perna (country unknown)

1992
Oranjestad, Aruba
1 Andrea Romero (country unknown)
2 Aruba  Jolanda Janssen
3 Puerto Rico  Tania Collazo

1993
Oranjestad, Aruba
20 entries
Results
1 Venezuela  Monica Montenegro Prosperi
2 Belgium
3 Colombia

The pageant was not held in 1994

1995 October 6
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
23 entries
Results
1 Philippines  Suzanne Park Villaseñor Fahling
2 Colombia  Yovana Soraya Grisales Castañeda
3 Dominican Republic  Mildred Altagracia Quiroz Abreu
4 Venezuela  Yoseany Miglenis Finol Leidenz
5 Guatemala  Alejandra Paz Toledo
Semi-finalists
Brazil  Giane Tillmann
Ecuador  Natalia Moreira
Great Britain  Michelle Griffin
Panama  Enith Robles
Puerto Rico  Alice Mercedes Lee Crespo

Not held in 1996

1997 September 24
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
24 entries
NOTE: This was held jointly with Miss United Nations
Miss Tourism World: Colombia  Maria Mercedes Ruiz Orozco
Miss United Nations: Russia  Roisland Morovick
2 Germany  Sabina Beck
Finalists
Peru  Mónica Chacón De Vettori (World 96)
U.S.A.
Venezuela

Not held in 1998 & 1999

2000 November 26
Valletta, Malta
48 entries
Results
1 Venezuela  Francys Barraza (Universe 06, Top 8 Earth 06)
2 Lithuania  Renata Voitchovskaja
3 Philippines  Rachel Soriano (World 98)
Semi-finalists
Colombia  Yeris Paola Sepúlveda García
Croatia  Martina Marijan
Curacao  Erika Orozco
Gibraltar  Caireen Alcantara
India  Ritu Garg Saundarya
Malaysia  Lynette Ludi Mei-Ling (Universe 00)
Panama  Cinthya Villarreal
Poland  Sylwia Kopcinska
Slovenia  Lea Tufek
Trinidad & Tobago  Natasha Marcelle Darceuil


2001 September 30
Medellin, Colombia 
59 entries
Results
1 Croatia  Anita Dujic
2 Venezuela  Vanessa Fanessi
3 Lithuania  Petra Kasparaviciute
Semi-finalists
Aruba  Kendra Matthew
Colombia  Maria Fernanda Navia Cardona
Contadora Island  Fariba Zahere Hawkins Vásquez
Czech Republic  Gabriela Adamcova
India  Payal Rohatgi
Korea  Cho-se Hee
Kosice S.R.  Lenka Solcova
Los Roques Island  Yabsuri Cohen
Peru  Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos Cano
Philippines  Zorayda Ruth Blanco Andam (Universe 01)
Puerto Rico  Patricia Santiago Ramos
Russia  Nataliya Makey


1993
Colombia (2nd RU), Venezuela (winner) & Belgium (1st RU)

 

2002 December 20
Ankara, Turkey
62 entries
Results
1 Philippines  Michelle Cueva Reyes
2 Turkey  Didem Kovanci
3 Croatia  Darjana Iljkic
Semi-finalists
Albania  Olta Cobani
Bosnia & Herzegovina  Suzana Marjanovic
British Virgin Islands  Bethsaida Smith
Ghana  Beverly Asamoah Jecty
Greece  Ioanna Kafkopoulou
Hungary  Angelina Paudic
Kenya  Vivien Waithira Maina
Margarita Island (Venezuela)  Maria Alejandra Gómez
Mexico  Gabriela Ortiz
Poland  Justyna Rudzka
Puerto Rico  Elisadel Figueroa
Russia  Marina Tarakhovich
Senegal  Krystal Toure
Slovenia  Nina Ledinek
Venezuela  Maria Angélica García

2003 December 20
Valencia, Venezuela
45 entries
Results
1 Romania  Alina Ciliogalius
2 Brazil  Nancy Valéria Randall
3 Puerto Rico  Dignelis Taymí Jiménez Hernández
4 Ethiopia  Jerusalem Ketema
5 Venezuela  Jessica Maria Jardim Lino
Semi-finalists
Aruba  Daisy Natalie Loefstop
Guatemala  Aida Estrada
New Zealand  Christine Manahan
Nigeria  Chinda Kpanja
Nigeria  Onoriode Akaru
Poland  Barbra Dziadel
Russia  Anna Kozminyh
Slovenia  Mihaela Kukovec
Tahiti  Tania Tinirauarii
Tanzania  Sophia Bianaku
Thailand  Jiraporn Nunti
Trinidad & Tobago  Marsha Seereeram
Ukraine  Marina Gorobets
Uruguay  Ana Maria Navarro Manani
Warsaw (Poland)  Klaudia Zrodlowska

2005 February 26
Harare, Zimbabwe
86 entries
Results
1 Czech Republic  Zuzana Putnarova
2 Spain  Raquel Balencia Alonso
3 Zimbabwe  Oslie Muringai
4 Ukraine  Alexandra Oliynyk
5 Nigeria  Shirley Alero Aghotse
Semi-finalists
Armenia
Cape Town (South Africa)
  Chantel le Roux
China
Croatia
  Alma Vukicevic
Gibraltar
Hungary
Malaysia
  Pushpa Narayan 
Moscow (Russia)
Novosibirsk (Russia)
Philippines
 Sheryl Lou Dacanay Franco
Puerto Rico  Meredith Herrera Roque
Tanzania  Witness Manwingi
Thailand  Wanchula Saralambai 
Venezuela  Diana Carolina Wood 
Pérez
The 15th semi-finalist is not known

2007 December 20
Antalya, Turkey
59 entries
Results
1 Moldova  Ekaterina Sau
2 Dominican Republic  Aimee Melo Hernandez
3 Kyrgyzstan  Asel Mamytbaeva
4 Zimbabwe  Caroline Marufu
5 Romania  Emilia Rusu


1995
Guatemala (4th RU), Colombia (1st RU), Philippines (winner), Dominican Republic (2nd RU) & Venezuela (3rd RU)

2000
Lithuania (1st RU), Venezuela (winner) & Philippines (2nd RU)

2001
Venezuela (1st RU), Croatia (winner) & Lithuania (2nd RU)

2002
Croatia (2nd RU), Philippines (winner) & Turkey (1st RU)